Texas El Paso Football Team History
Texas El Paso Miners
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913 Stadium: Sun Bowl Capacity: 52,000 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Gary Nord Conference: Western Athletic-
2001 Season Highlights
Gary Nord enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 @
New Mexico
6
26
L
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Texas Southern
52
6
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Boise State
17
42
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Tulsa
26
10
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Alabama
7
56
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Hawaii
7
66
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
San Jose State
28
40
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Southern Methodist
14
40
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Louisiana Tech
30
53
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Rice
17
27
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Nevada
31
48
L
2001 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 414
Defense Average 37.6
Opponents Record 56-60
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 0-6
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.